The Scholar of Extortion

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When Winston Lim, an incorruptible Inspector in the Hong Kong police force receives a tip that a major act of maritime terrorism is about to happen, he races straight to his death. The man responsible, is Klaas-Pieter Terajima has been hired by the corrupt Zhentung brothers to protect their activities in the South China Seas. Alan Rosslyn is drawn in by his promise to look after Lim's step-daughter, Mei. But Mei is far closer to Terajima than her father ever was and Terajima seems prepared to destroy both her and Rosslyn...

Reg Gadney was born in Cross Hills, Yorkshire in 1941 and educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and at Stowe. He studied English, Fine Art and Architecture at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, and whilst there he became the editor of Granta. He won a Theodore von Karman Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he became an Instructor and Research Fellow.Before going up to Cambridge he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards and served in London, Windsor, Libya, France and in Norway where he qualified as a NATO instructor in Winter Warfare and Arctic Survival. He was then employed in the British Embassy in Oslo as Assistant to the Naval, Military and Air Attache.In 1969 he was appointed Deputy Controller of the National Film Theatre where he organised many film seasons, including the first tribute to the Cinematheque Francaise and Henri Langlois.In 1970 he became a part-time Tutor at the Royal College of Art. He was su

"'Gadney is one of the most skilled thriller writers around.' Sunday Times; 'Gadney's narrative has an irresistible momentum.' Independent; 'To write good thrillers requires skill and control and a sharp sense of drama. Reg Gadney has all of these.' Daily Telegraph"